Athlete Spotlight: November 2016

Grayson Casteen

Athlete of the Month for November

A Little About Me

I am a field engineer for a heavy civil contractor, building roads and bridges.I got married back in May and have lived in the Raleigh area for the past 11 years or so.I grew up in a small town in eastern NC.I’ve mostly always considered myself to be in decent shape because I’m pretty active.I run, play sports, hike, but I’ve never really done any serious strength training.

How I Found CrossFit

A good friend of mine goes to Zeal and i just happened to see some of the progress he was making on Facebook, so I asked about it.Turns out, another good friend new MK from a previous gym vouched for him.The fact that Zeal is about 100 yards from my office helps too.

Why I CrossFit

I crossfit because I want to push myself to be better for myself and for my new family.Everybody needs a stress reliever, and this one works for me.

Favorite Exercise

Cleans and back squats

Least Favorite Exercise

Anything snatch

Favorite Benchmark WOD

Only done a couple of these but Fran was fun

Least Favorite Benchmark WOD

Karen might be the only other benchmark I’ve done so far I’ll say that